Collapsible type-writer stand.



G. F. ZAUN coLLAPslBLE TYPE WRITER STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3. 1917.

Patented Nov. .26, 1918.A

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G. F. ZAUN coLLAPsTBLE TYPE WRITER STAND.

l APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3 |917. 1,285,881

Patented Nov. 26, 1918L 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

GEORGE F. ZAUN, 0F SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAPSIBLE TYPE-WRITER STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application led December 13, 1917. Serial No. 206,861.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE F.' ZAUN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Bernardino, in the county of San Bernardino and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Type-Writer Stands, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of my specification.

My invention relates to a typewriterstand adapted t0 be used in connection with an ordinary desk and be supported thereby; the invention, in its specific embodiment, pertaining more especially to a stand secured to an ordinary iiat top desk, so that it may be readily collapsed, without removing the typewriter, and swing or slide out of the way into the leg-'space and toward the rear beneath the top of the desk, without in any Way interferlng with the capacity or drawer-space of the desk and without in any way interfering with the usual use of the desk or placing of the users legs beneath the desk.

The construction is such that the supporting stand and the typewriter will completely disappear in the compartment or leg-space beneath the desk-top; the objects of the in- Ventron being to conserve door-space as well as desk-space, while at the same time both dslk and typewriter will be readily access1 e.

The above .enumerated objects of the construction, aswell as its advantages, will be readily comprehended from the following detailed description of the drawings, where- 1n:-

Figure 1 is a plan view kof a desk provided with my improved typewriter-stand; the various positionings of the stand when collapsed being indicated in dotted lines; while the stand vwhen fully Set up is shown in full lines.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 0f Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view in perspective, of the construction as illustrated in Fig. 2; to-wit with the typewriter-stand drawn out and in set-up position.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, with portions of the desk broken away, illustrating the typewriter-stand in collapsed position and folded beneath the desk-top.

In the particular exemplification of the invention, it is shown in combination with a well known type of flat-top desk, shown at 10, provided with two drawer-columns or pedestal-portions provided with tiers of.

drawers; the pedestals or drawer-columns being at opposite ends of the desk so as to provide an intermediate open-portion or legreceiving space. v

While the invention has been shown applied to a flat-top desk, it is apparent that the invention may be readily applied to any other type of desk without necessitatin .any alterations.

'its illustrated in the drawings, the inner side of one of the pedestals or drawer-columns 11 of the desk, to-wit the side disposed toward the opposite pedestal or end of the desk,-and therefore in the leg-space beneath the desk-top,-is preferably provided with a pair of suitable rods or supporting members 12, 12, arranged in parallel relation, one above the other. The rods or supporting members. have their ends preferably bent at an angle to the main portion, or provided with bracket-portions, to permit the ends to be screwed or otherwise secured 'to the side ,of the' desk with the main portion of the rods or supporting members 12, 12 in slight spaced relation with the side wall of the pedestal ,or drawer-column in order `to permit free sliding movement on the rods of suitable sleeve-members 13, 13. These sleeves or sliding members 13, 13 may be 1ndependent of each other, butpreferably, for the sake of rigidity and strength, may be made in the nature of a casting, as shown in the drawings, Figs. 2 and 3. The sleevemembers are slipped `0n the rods 12, 12 before the latter have been secured in place on the side of the desk. y

The sleeve-portions 13, 13 of the supporting member terminate, at the ends disposed toward the front of the desk, in off-set or angular lugs 14. These olf-set portions or lugs are adapted to receive suitable hinge pins 15; the other portion or leaf of ,the hinges are secured to the one side or wall 16 of the frame of the typewriter-stand, as Shown at 17 in Fig. 1.

The typewriter-stand or frame may be made of any suitable material, such'as wood ornmetal. y A

The opposite end of member 16 is shown vas preferably provided with a supporting leg 18 which is shown provided with a suitable caster, as at 19. The stand also comprises a side or frame-member 20 secured to the leg 18 at right angles to side 16 and provided at the other end, for the sake of rigidity, with a leg 21 which is also preferably provided with a caster 22. Y

Secured, by means of hinges 23, to the side Wall or frame-member 16 is a leaf member 24 of suitable length on which a typewriter is intended to be iirmly secured in any of the usual manners at present employed; the supporting member or leaf being preferably of a length suiiicient to not only hold a standard typewriter, but also extend to or slightly beyond leg 21. In Fig. 3 the leaf or supporting member 24 is shown in raised position in full lines, and dropped down or in folded or collapsed position in dotted lines.

Secured to the leg 21 is a suitable bracket or member 25, preferably hinged at 2S to the supporting leg 21 so as to permit bracket member 25 to swing laterally into a position substantially in alinement with the side frame member 20 when the typewriter-holding member or leaf is to be collapsed or dropped down out of operative position. When it is desired to use the typewriter, the leaf-member 24 is raised to a point slightly above the horizontal, made possible with the hinge connections employed, so as to permit bracket member 25 to be swung. beneath the free end of leaf-member 24 to a point rearward of a cleat 27 which is preferably sccured to the bottom of leaf-member 24 so as to limit the outward movement or swing of bracket 25; further inward movement ci bracket-member 25 being prevented by the hinge-connection and leg 21. The leaf-member 24 is adapted to have the typewriter secured thereto in any suitable manner so as to permit the leaf-member with the typewriter attached thereto to be dropped down when the stand is collapsed.

The initial position of the stand, that is the position of the stand when'it has been collapsed and completely moved into place beneath the desk-top, is shown at Ain dotted lines iii/Figs. 1 and 2, and in full lines in Fig. 4c, at which time the supporting legor member 21, with its bracket-member 25, is at a point adjacent the rear side or panel of the desk, shown at 28 in Figs. 2 and 4. In this position, the supporting or leaf-member 24 will depend in parallel relation with the side frame member or portion 16 of the stand, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3.

When it is desired to use thetypewriter, the stand is drawn forward toward thefront side of the desk, with the sliding mechanism or sleeves 13 moving along supporting railsor rods 12, into a position shown at B in Fig.

1; from which point the stand is drawn ont entirely from beneath the desk into the position shown at C in Fig.. l. In this tien Leanser the projecting portions 14 of the sleeve-members will extend slightly beyond the pedestal or drawer-column 11 of the desk, when the stand may be swung around laterally in front of the drawer-column so as to bring the panel-member 16 of the stand parallel with the front of the drawers of the desk, as shown in Fig. 3; the casters on the bottoms of supporting legs 18 and 21 permitting the easy movement of the stand in the manner described..

It is evident from the construction shown, that one side of the stand is supported from the fioor by its supporting means or legs 18 and 21, while the other side is supported by the sliding means or sleeves from the supporting rails or rods on the side of the desk.

In order to maintain the stand against any movement away from the desk-front after the stand is in proper operative position, the side of the stand and the desk may be provided with suitable locking means, as shown at 29 in Figs. 1 and 4, in the nature of an ordinary hook and eye.

With my improved structure, Hoor and desk space are conserved, as the stand will accommodate any size typewriter, while at the same time a very rigid construction is provided, and one which can be very easily and quickly manipulated.

The construction of the invention illustrated, I believe is the simplest embodiment thereof, but certain modifications or changes may be made without, however, departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a desk, supporting means secured to one side of the desk beneath the top thereof, a supporting frame slidingly and hingedly secured to said means so as to slide beneath the desk-top out of operative position and adapted to swing laterally across the front side of the desk when drawn out toward the front of the desk, a typewriter-holding leaf hingedly secured to said supporting frame so as to swing vertically, and a bracket member pivotally secured on said frame so as to move beneath the free end of said leaf to maintain the latter in horizontal position.

2. In combination with a desk, supporting means secured to the desk-side beneath the desk-top, a typewriter-stand, one side whereof is slidingly mounted on and supported by said means and adapted to fit beneath the desk-top, the disengaged or lfree portion of said stand being provided with^ standards or legs, means whereby the stand is slidingly and hingedly connected with said first means to permit the stand to swing laterally through the arc of a circle when the stand has been slid toward the front of the desk, a typewriter'- holding leaf hingedly secured to said stand so ee to ew vertically, and means whereby said leaf is maintained in horizontal position when the stand is drawn out into operative position.

3. In combination with a desk, supporting means secured transversely ofthe deskside beneath the desk-top, a stand slidingly and hingedly mounted on said means so as to slide toward the front of the desk and swing laterally through the arc of'a circle, a typewriter-holding leaf hingedly secured to said stand so as to swing vertically, and means whereby said leaf is maintained'in horizontal position whenv the stand is swung out into operative position.

4. In combination W1th a desk, a lpair of guide-rods secured horizontally in parallel relation with each `other to the side of one of the desk-pedestals oI drawer-columns and beneath the desk-top, frame-member provided with sleeve portions slidingly mounted on each rod, one end of each sleeve-portion being odset or disposed laterally and formed to constitute a hinge, a stand hingedly secured to the hinge of both sleeve-portions, and supported thereby so as to swing laterally, a typewriter-holding member secured to said stand so as to swing vertically and depend parallel with said stand when in inoperative position and extend horizontally above said frame when in operative position, and

'means secured to saidstand adapted to be moved .into supporting relation with said typewriter-holding member.

5. In combination with a desk, a pair of parallelly arranged rods secured to the deskside and beneath the top thereof, members slidingly mounted on said rods and terminating at their ends in off-set hinge-formportions so as to protrude into a plane 1when said members have been slid toward the front of the desk, a two-sided stand provided with floor-engaging means on one of its sides, a hinge-connection ,between said slidingly mounted members and one of the '45 sides of the said stand so as to permit the stand to swing laterally into a position where`one of the sides of the stand will be parallel with the desk-front, a typewriter- 1n substantially iush with the front of the desk 40 holding member hingedly secured to one of the stand-sides so as to swing vertically, and means secured to the other side of said y stand and adapted to move beneath the f-ree end of said typewriter-holding member whenl the latter has been swung up/mto horizontal position.

v GEORGE F. -ZAUN. Witnesses:

LEONARD-Bumm,

ERNEST REBECOHINI. 

